---------- Original Message ----------- From: Derek Martin <rh@sophic.org> To: psyche-list@redhat.com Sent: Sun, 12 Jan 2003 16:23:01 -0500 Subject: Re: Mozilla & Sound > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Sun, Jan 12, 2003 at 03:01:17PM -0600, Mike Vanecek wrote: > > > One of the first things I did after installing RedHat 8, was to > > > "upgrade" Mozilla to 1.2.1 -- piece of cake. Just make sure you install > > > it to a new directory (I used /usr/lib/mozilla-1.2.1/ ), then copy the > > > files from /usr/lib/mozilla-1.0.1/plugins/ to the plugins directory in > > > the new Mozilla install directory. After that, you can remove the old > > > Mozilla. > > Actually better yet, when you install the plugins, install them to > /usr/lib/mozilla/plugins (note the lack of a version number on the > mozilla directory), and all versions of mozilla will look for them > there. This will save you the hastle of moving/copying them around > every time you upgrade. I already have them installed and do not think I want to go through that again. Wish I had known this when first starting out. > The RPMS from mozilla.org already install in a different directory > than the RH RPMS. The RPMS from both RH and Mozilla install in > /usr/lib/mozilla-<version>, so there's no need to worry about > collisions. Using the -U option to rpm will remove the older version, > which was installed in a different directory anyway, so there should > be no need to do this manually with rpm -e. Fantastic. Just gotta make sure I save the plugin info. > I will note that while I'm pretty happy with the Xft support in > mozilla 1.2.1, it is a bit more buggy than the non-Xft version. I > do get periodic crashes with it, where I never did with the prior > non-Xft releases (which, since they were earlier versions, may have > nothing to do with the Xft support, though I think that's unlikely). Thank you for the advice, it has been very helpful. Mike. -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
